Proclamation
the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established the first National Voter Registration Day on September 25, 2012; and
voting is the foremost right and responsibility of citizens of the United States of America; and
registering to vote empowers eligible citizens to exercise their right to vote on Election Day; and
active and engaged citizens, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or political affiliation, are the foundation of democracy; and
for any democracy to work, all eligible citizens must be able to vote for their representatives without barriers in free and fair elections; and the goal for the 2026 National Voter Registration Day is to create broad awareness of voter registration opportunities during a single 24 hour democracy blitz to reach tens of thousands of voters who may not register otherwise; and the hallmark of good citizenship is community participation, including informed voting in every election in which a ballot is received; and good citizenship includes respecting other points of view, keeping an open mind, and taking care of one another and the environment that sustains us; and a thriving democracy includes governments that are open, transparent, inclusive and equitable.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that I, Joe Franklin, Mayor of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do hereby proclaim the day of September 15, 2026 as
National Voter Registration Day
and encourage citizens to remind friends and family to register to vote and make your voices heard. “Every Vote Counts!”
Dated this 15
th
day of September, 2026.
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Mayor Joe Franklin
ATTEST:
City Clerk Liza Tamura